Hillman Jewelers, Inc. was founded in 1933 by George I. Felstein and Lee H. Hillman. Hillman left the business some years later, but his name was retained. Felstein's son, Allen, entered the business in 1946. A branch was opened in Vincennes, Indiana in 1957. 1958 was a significant year because Hillman's entered the international diamond market as a direct diamond importer. By 1975, Hillman's had opened two branch stores in Terre Haute as well as Vincennes, Greencastle, Crawfordsville and Columbus in Indiana and in Mattoon and Danville in Illinois.
Hillman's experienced a devastating fire in March 1963 when the city block were it was located was destroyed and the Hillman building was leveled. Hillman's reopened for business 8 months later in the same location on December 3.
David A. Felstein joined his father's business in 1970 and Arnold J. Kosofsky, a son-in-law, joined in 1971. Allen Felstein transferred control to the third generation in 1987, David & Arnold became the presidents of the company. In January of 2003 Hillman Jewelers closed their doors.
In January 2008 with the help of her big brother Jaime, Amy Kosofsky founded Hillman Jewelers of the Carolinas. Which is now a four generation family business!
" I entered the business in 1995 and I am the fourth generation in my family's jewelry business. This is my family's business and I am dedicated and proud to carry the Hillman name by providing the same personal service and high quality my family has worked so hard to provide for nearly a century. I wish my Great Grandparents and Grandparents were alive today to be able to see how I am carrying on the family business. I am proud to say that I have been trained by the best teachers, my Uncle David and my Father. I have been in the jewelry industry for 13 years now and I still enjoy every minute of it. I have met so many wonderful people through out the years, all of my "customers" end up being my friends."
I look forward to carrying on my family tradition and becoming Your "Friend" in the Business!